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- From: higgins@fnalo.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey)
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- Subject: Minority Kids into Techies (was Re: Free Middle/High School Broadcasts)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.184820.1@fnalo.fnal.gov>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 00:48:20 GMT
- Article-I.D.: fnalo.1992Nov16.184820.1
- References: <1992Nov16.223518.16994@nhgs.vak12ed.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov16.223518.16994@nhgs.vak12ed.edu>, pgolden@nhgs.vak12ed.edu (Patrick S. Golden) writes:
- > REACHING FOR THE STARS
- >
- > A free, nationwide distance-learning program designed to
- > encourage young minority and female middle and high-school
- > students to pursue careers in science and engineering
-
- I agree it's a damned shame more females, and members of American minority
- groups, don't take up these professions. But sometimes I wonder...
-
- Would it be simpler to ask white males, politely, *not* to become
- engineers? Or it might be even more effective to pay them. "You
- don't want to be a scientist, kid! Here's some cash. Sign here and
- we'll help you become a tobacco farmer instead."
-
- This would help make room for the ambitions of young people of other
- races, genders, or ethnic heritages to enter techie professions.
-
- Or maybe we could promote new toys for white boys. How about a
- Talking G.I. Joe that says, "Math class is haaaarrrd...?"
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